General information
For the latest health news, public health professionals, legislators and decision-makers turn to The Nation's Health, the monthly newspaper of the American Public Health Association.
From the threats of infectious disease and bioterrorism to the promotion of health screening and immunizations, The Nation's Health has been covering public health in the nation and around the globe for more than 30 years.
Each month, The Nation's Health delivers the latest public health news, findings and information to about 28,000 readers. The Nation's Health focuses on the news that public health professionals need to know, whether it's happening in their state legislatures, the nation's capital or on a global scale. Stories in The Nation's Health cover the public health spectrum, focusing on issues such as patients' rights, food safety, infrastructure, vision health, racial and ethnic disparities, environmental issues and traffic safety. Readers of The Nation's Health also get regular updates on APHA activities, including news on its Sections, Special Primary Interest Groups, Caucuses and Affiliates. Regular stories let readers know what APHA is doing to ensure that legislators and policy-makers take actions that support public health.
The newspaper is published 10 times a year, with June/July and December/January serving as combined issues.
How to access password-protected stories on The Nation's Health Web site
The Nation's Health Web site is part of the American Public Health Association's Web site, so visitors must use their APHA member passwords to access protected areas of the newspaper's site.
To log-in: When prompted for your user name, enter your APHA member ID number. (Your membership ID is the number listed on the top of your mailing label of The Nation's Health or American Journal of Public Health.) When prompted for your password, enter the first initial of your first name combined with your last name. (Example: Mary White -- password: mwhite). If you have forgotten your password, you can have it e-mailed to you.
Non-member subscribers to The Nation's Health (such as libraries, etc.) currently cannot access password-protected areas of the newspaper's Web site, but plans are in the works to address this issue.
New issues of The Nation's Health are posted online mid-month, about two weeks after the print issue is received. If you need electronic access to an article before then, e-mail The Nation's Health.
Submissions: Story ideas and Letters to the Editor
The Nation's Health accepts story ideas, news releases and comments via e-mail.
The newspaper also accepts letters to the editor, with the following stipulations: Letters to the editor must be no longer than 300 words and may be edited for length and clarity. They must be signed (include city and state of residence) and include a daytime telephone number. Letters must be original and cannot duplicate material that has been published elsewhere. The Nation's Health does not accept letters that are personal attacks or can potentially be defamatory or libelous. As policy, letters to the editors printed in The Nation's Health must have a single author only (multiple authors or "sign-ons" will not be acknowledged). Submit letters or comments to:
Editor, The Nation's Health
c/o APHA,
800 I St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-3710
Fax: (202) 777-2534
E-mail
For more information, call The Nation's Health at (202) 777-2438.
Editorial calendar
The Nation's Health does not publish an editorial calendar. As a newspaper, our editorial content is guided by news.
Reprinting articles from The Nation's Health
You may reprint, photocopy or otherwise redistribute individual articles from The Nation's Health for personal or educational use, provided that you note The Nation's Health as the source and cite the date of issue. Newspapers, newsletters or other news sources may also reprint individual articles without permission, provided that they note The Nation's Health as the source and cite the date of issue. (Newsletters or news publications may reprint up to five stories in any issue, provided that such stories do not make up more than 50 percent of the content of the newsletter or publication.) Please notify The Nation's Health if you would like permission to reprint an article in a book or other commercial publication.
Searching for stories: Free search engine that searches The Nation's Health
To search this Web site for stories that were published in recent issues of The Nation's Health, use the paper's free search engine. Search results marked with a padlock symbol can only be accessed by APHA members with their passwords.
Pay-per-article: The Nation's Health online index ($10 per article) Search for free
Additionally, as part of an APHA service, readers of The Nation's Health can use the Internet to purchase and download articles that have run in The Nation's Health. The index, provided through ProQuest Information and Learning Company, allows readers to search for free for articles, view summary information and purchase full articles online for $10 each. The online index covers issues from October 1997 to the present. Click here to access this index, which is open to all Web users.
Purchase back issues
Subscribers and readers also may purchase complete back issues of The Nation's Health through APHA for $6 each (based on availability). For more information, e-mail nation.subscriptions@apha.org or use The Nation's Health's online order form.
The Nation's Health Advisory Committee
The Nation's Health editorial staff is assisted in its work by an editorial advisory committee made up of seven APHA members. The 2007-2008 members of the committee are Connie Evashwick, ScD, chair; Butch de Castro, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN; Regina A. Galer-Unti, PhD, CHES; Eneida Roldan, MD, MPH, MBA; Monika S. Sawhney, MSW; Scott Weber; and Donna Westawski, MSN, RN. To reach The Nation's Health Advisory Committee, e-mail The Nation's Health.
Award-winning newspaper
The Nation's Health is a nationally recognized, award-winning newspaper. Awards won by the newspaper include:
* 2009 Award of Excellence from the Awards for Publication Excellence: Climate change writing award
* 2009 Excel Award from the Society of National Association Publications: Silver award for feature writing
* 2008 Excel Award from the Society of National Association Publications: Silver award for feature writing
* 2008 Award of Excellence from the Awards for Publication Excellence: Award for best interview or personal profile
* 2007 Excel Award from the Society of National Association Publications: Bronze award for feature writing
* 2007 Award of Excellence from the Awards for Publication Excellence: Writing award for Healthy You
* 2006 Award of Excellence from the Awards for Publication Excellence: News writing award
* 2005 Clarion Award, Association for Women in Communications: First place, best newspaper feature series, circulation of 100,000 or fewer
* 2005 Award of Excellence from the Awards for Publication Excellence: News writing award
* 2004 Clarion Award, Association for Women in Communications: Honorable mention, internal non-profit newsletter
* 2004 Award of Excellence from the Awards for Publication Excellence: News writing award
* 2004 Excel Award from the Society of National Association Publications: Bronze award for feature writing
* 2003 Award of Excellence from the Awards for Publication Excellence: News writing award
* 2002 Award of Excellence from the Awards for Publication Excellence: Web site award
* 2000 Gold Circle Award, American Society of Association Executives
* 1999 Clarion Award, Association for Women in Communications
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